Cheers and Jeers South Jersey for April 5: Editorial

Every Saturday on its editorial page, the South Jersey Times cheers those who make our area a better place in which to live and jeers those whose actions merit derision.

- CHEERS: To a very long walk. Norman Horn, the son of Washington Township’s Roberta Horn, is embarking on a multi-city tour to raise awareness about pediatric cancer. How many cities? Well, if the town is anywhere between San Francisco and Atlantic City, Horn hopes to reach it on foot. The funds the former fitness trainer and running coach hopes to raise will go to the Four Diamonds Fund at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. There’s no set schedule yet, but Horn hopes to cover 15 to 20 miles a day.

- JEERS: To lockdown lockjaw. Officials at the Myron Powell Elementary School in Cedarville remained mum about a school lockdown Wednesday afternoon. Police said it was because there were reports that a woman was brandishing a handgun a couple of miles away, but there was reportedly no information from the school to parents during the incident. It’s possible that some (likely erroneous) texts or tweets from young students reached the families. Schools need to take charge of communication here.

- JEERS: To boardwalk empire deflation. Let’s face it. If Manco & Manco Pizza weren’t such an iconic treat on the Ocean City Boardwalk, the owners’ arrest on federal tax evasion charges wouldn’t have garnered such big regional attention Thursday. Maybe the mozzarella is whole-milk, but the cash drawers are part-skim.

- CHEERS: To the kindest cut. Adult cosmetology students of the Salem County Vocational-Technical School put a purpose to their practice on Monday by hosting a “cut-a-thon” to benefit the City of Hope, a medical research charity. Class instructor Monica Burkhardt delayed this year’s event from September, so the students could get a little more experience under their hair-dryer-holster belts before working on the clients, who got great haircuts ($10, with $5 for a blow dry and styling) for a good cause.

If you know of someone or something you would like to nominate for a cheer or a jeer, please send the information to Cheers and Jeers, South Jersey Times, 309 S. Broad St., Woodbury, NJ 08096, or email us at letters@southjerseymedia.com.